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J. L. sMITH.

., SLIDING GATE.

Patented Nov. 11, 1884.

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NlTED STATES ATENT Erica.

JAMES L. SMITH, OF PRINOETDN, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM R.

. WHITE, OF NEOGA, ILLINOIS.

SLIDING GATE.

SFIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,997, dated November 11, 1884.

Application filed June 29,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES L. SMITH, of Princeton, in the county of Gibson, in the State of Indiana. have invented a new and usetion consists of means whereby to transmit the motion from the levers to the gate.

The gate consists of a panel, A, of any suitable construction, and is provided with a rail, a, and is supported by suitable wheels or rollers-for instance, friction-rollers-d, on the post H, and a toothed wheel, D, turning on a stud on the post I and gearing with a rack, h, upon the panel.

To the wheel D is secured a toothed pinion, b, with which gears a verticallyguided sliding rack, J, the upper end of which is connected in any suitable manner with two levers, K K, pivoted to a cross-piece, L, of the post I. The rack is guided by straps w w upon the post or standard I, and has holes in the upper end, through which extend fingers o, 0 projecting from the levers K K, and the gate is guided by the rollers d and bya bracket, .01, on the post I. By pulling either leverdownward at the outer end the rack J is raised, and the tooth-wheels are caused to revolve in an opposite direction, and the gate is closed. A very short motion of the levers will thus serve a to open or close the gate. The wheelD is not necessarily a cog-wheel. It may be a frictionwheel or a band-wheel with a strap wound round it and extended at the'ends to the opposite ends of the gate and attached thereto.

I claim 1. The combination, with a sliding gate, of a wheel, D, geared or connected to slide the 5 gate when revolved, a pinion, sliding rack J, and levers pivoted to a standard extending over the road to each side, and connected to operate said rack, substantially as set forth.

2. The panel provided with a rack-bar, h, 50 in combination with the toothed wheel D, pinion b, sliding rack J, and levers K K, sub stautially as specified.

J. L. SMITH.

Witnesses:

D. W. BROWN, M. E. HAsKETT. 

